Experiences of Pediatric Pain Professionals Providing Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic

A Qualitative Study

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ID15715201
AuthorsTieghan Killackey (0000-0003-2941-4058, Hospital for Sick Children), Krista Baerg (0000-0001-5192-7285, University of Saskatchewan), Bruce Dick (0000-0003-0404-4927, University of Alberta), Christine Lamontagne (0000-0002-1385-6938, University of Ottawa), Raju Poolacherla (0000-0002-7691-0962, Western University), G Allen Finley (0000-0003-4579-7749, Dalhousie University), Melanie Noel (0000-0003-3752-8055, University of Calgary), Kathryn A Birnie (0000-0002-8223-8834, University of Calgary), Manon Choinière (0000-0001-9593-8883, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal), M Gabrielle Pagé (0000-0002-7742-2717, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal), Lise Dassieu (0000-0002-6311-3681, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal), Anaïs Lacasse (0000-0002-3992-5145, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue), Chitra Lalloo (0000-0003-2794-7061, Hospital for Sick Children), Patricia A Poulin (0000-0002-3934-9870, University of Ottawa), Patricia Poulin (University of Ottawa), Samina Ali (0000-0002-0595-364X, University of Alberta), Marco Battaglia (0000-0001-6532-1188, University of Toronto), Fiona Campbell (0000-0001-9022-0637, Hospital for Sick Children), Lauren Harris (0000-0003-0263-0201, Hospital for Sick Children), Vina Mohabir (Hospital for Sick Children), Fareha Nishat (0000-0001-7166-2034, Hospital for Sick Children), Myles Benayon (McMaster University), Isabel Jordán (0000-0002-4522-8928, Squamish Nation), Jennifer Stinson (0000-0002-9969-8052, University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume9
Issue2
Pages230-230
Publication date2022-02-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children9020230
PMID35204950
OpenAlexW4211152581
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited29

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 youth, many of whom manage their pain using a biopsychosocial approach. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way that healthcare is delivered. As part of a larger program of research, this study aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on pediatric chronic pain care delivery including impact on patients' outcomes, from the perspective of pediatric healthcare providers. A qualitative descriptive study design was used and 21 healthcare providers from various professional roles, clinical settings, and geographic locations across Canada were interviewed. Using a reflexive thematic analysis approach 3 themes were developed: (1) duality of pandemic impact on youth with chronic pain (i.e., how the pandemic influenced self-management while also exacerbating existing socioeconomic inequalities); (2) changes to the healthcare system and clinical practices (i.e., triaging and access to care); (3) shift to virtual care (i.e., role of institutions and hybrid models of care). These findings outline provider perspectives on the positive and negative impacts of the pandemic on youth with chronic pain and highlight the role of socioeconomic status and access to care in relation to chronic pain management during the pandemic in a high-income country with a publicly funded healthcare system

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Health care · Health professionals · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Political science · Qualitative research · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Medicine · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Virology

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